The diagram illustrates the growth stages in the life cycle of a honey bee. In general, the complete progress takes between 34 and 36 days. Also, there are five main stages in the growth of the honey bee to become a mature adult honey bee from egg.
The beginning of the life cycle of the honey bee is when the female adult bee lays eggs. Usually, it lays one or two eggs every three days. The egg hatches after between 9 and 10 days later. In this time, the immature honey bee, or nymph, appears.
The nymph, during the third stage, moults 3 times as it grows to change its size and skin. The first moulting progress takes place on the fifth day after hatched, the second is 7 days later and the third after the next 9 days. After its last moulting stage, the young adult honey bee emerges and takes 4 days next to completely become a mature honey bee.
The diagram illustrates the growth
stages
in the life cycle of a honey bee.
In general
, the complete progress takes between 34 and 36 days.
Also
, there are five main
stages
in the growth of the honey bee to become a mature adult honey bee from egg.
The beginning of the life cycle of the honey bee is when the female adult bee lays eggs.
Usually
, it lays one or two eggs every three days. The egg hatches after between 9 and 10 days later. In this time, the immature honey bee, or nymph, appears.
The nymph, during the third
stage
,
moults
3 times as it grows to
change
its size and skin. The
first
moulting
progress takes place on the fifth day after hatched, the second is 7 days later and the third after the
next
9 days. After its last
moulting
stage
, the young adult honey bee emerges and takes 4 days
next
to completely become a mature honey bee.